Jakarta Parade of Torches set Guinness World Record
… Thousands of people from 50 countries have set two new world records by parading with more than 3,700 flaming torches in Indonesia’s capital. Organizer Yamal Hasmanan of Freedom Faithnet […]
‘Holiday of Holidays Festival’ Hannukah, Eid Al-Adha and Christmas celebrated in Haifa
The 18th Holiday of Holidays Festival multicultural event marks Hannukah, Eid Al-Adha and Christmas in interfaith harmony. By Sarah Carnvek It’s a happening that brings tens of thousands of happy […]
PTI to go ahead with rally with or without permit
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Shaheryar Mirza Published: December 11, 2011 KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declared that it will hold its December 25 rally in […]
GE takes partnership route for long-term gains in China
Technology and commercial partnerships between US businesses and Chinese enterprises can benefit both nations, said Mark Hutchinson, president and chief executive officer of General Electric Co (GE) China. According to […]
Marriages of convenience now becoming a trend
By MARIAM NIHAL | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Modern-day marriages of convenience are becoming a trend according to many expatriates in the Kingdom. The expatriate community feels the rules of marriage […]
Makkah governor washes Kaaba
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal led the ceremonial washing of the […]
Gingrich stands by ‘invented people’ remark
By DANIEL ESTRIN | AP Published: Dec 11, 2011 12:09 Updated: Dec 11, 2011 12:09 DES MOINES, Iowa: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is defending his statement that the Palestinians are an “invented people,” brushing aside criticism that he had unnecessarily made the Mideast peace process more difficult. “Is what […]
Eclipse
A lunar eclipse is seen from the ruins of the Citadel in Amman Saturday evening. The Kingdom witnessed a full lunar eclipse that lasted for hours. Source: Jordan Times
Jordan: Riots continue in southern district, mediating MP injured
By Raed Omari JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The Desert Highway was again blocked by tribesmen who rioted yesterday, prompting the intervention of the security forces, who clashed with the demonstrators and were able to reopen the vital road after hours of closure. According to Public Security Department Spokesman Lt. Colonel […]
China, India Pledge Pollution Cuts in Climate Pact
Source: Bloomberg Developing nations led by China and India pledged they’d work toward an agreement that would limit their fossil fuel emissions for the first time, the biggest advance in the fight against global warming in 14 years. Envoys from more than 190 nations also extended the Kyoto Protocol, the only ratified treaty […]
AMRI hospital fire: first hand of help came from the slums
Broken window panes, bedsheets used in rescue of patients lay scattered in the premises of the AMRI hospital in a stark reminder of the trail of destruction caused by the inferno that suffocated over 90 people, mostly patients, to death. While the hospital administration failed badly in saving lives of […]
Why our bomb may be unsafe: The next Government will be Al-Qaeda
Source / Courtesy: The Express Tribune By Khalid Ahmed: Pakistanis talk about revolution more than ever before because they want the current order to change. From the opinion being expressed in the media, one can say that any revolution will have to take the following shape: 1) It will be […]
Who is to be blamed for the mess created in Pakistan?
By: Zubair Khan Daily deteriorating situation of Pakistani nation draws our attention to have an honest in depth analysis of the factors contributing to this pathetic state. Since last 60 years several so called high statured civil and military leaders got the rein of power pledging to build the nation […]
Extremism, Part of Our Blood: A Pakistani showing mirror to the fellow citizens
Source: Taciturn’s Blog We, as a nation, have something more in our blood than mere ‘red cells’, ‘white cells’ and ‘platelets’. As a matter of fact the laboratory of ‘sanity and justice’ carried a blood test of the nation which discovered an additional element in our blood. This malicious element […]
Ahmadiyah bans: Legal justification for intolerance?
Ati Nurbaiti, Canberra (The author is a staff writer at The Jakarta Post) As of September this year, at least 26 regencies and municipalities have passed bylaws restricting or banning […]
Israelis to debate ban on Muslim call to prayer
The issue is headed to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, this Sunday. Anastassia Michaeli, a member of the Knesset, will put forward a bill proposing a ban on mosques using […]
You do not have the right to remain silent: Speak before its too late!!
Source / Courtesy: DAWN By SANA SALEEM. As many as 12,580 people were killed across Pakistan in 2010, there were 581 kidnappings for ransom and 16,977 cases of abductions across the country. Faith based violence claimed the lives of 99 Ahmadis, while 64 people were charged with blasphemy. Violence against […]
The Great Omani Outdoors
By MOHAMED EL HEBEISHY | LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM Are you into outdoor activities? Do you like to go hiking, camping or perhaps bird watching? Now that the cooler season has arrived, it is a great opportunity to head to Oman and enjoy the multitude of different outdoor activities the Sultanate has to […]
Multiculturalism in Southeast Asia
Muhamad Ali, Jakarta The condition of being culturally diverse is neither uniquely modern nor Western, but as an approach, multiculturalism is quite a modern concept (born in mid-20th century). In […]